jerash

The city of Jerash, which is about 48 kilometres away from Amman, is another of the famous tourist locations of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and it has a lot in common with the country’s capital. Like Amman, Jerash went through a significant period of Roman rule, and both cities have a wealth of relics left over from that era, from amphitheatres to temples. Indeed, most archaeologists compare the ruins and structures of either city to each other regularly. There are particular structures that one city has that the other cannot boast, though. For example, Amman has the ever-popular ruins of the gigantic Hercules statue that once stood by the Temple of Hercules on its Citadel (which temple is comparable to Jerash’s Temple of Artemis, by the way). On the other hand, Jerash has Hadrian’s Arch, also often called the Triumphal Arch of Hadrian.

Breathtaking Hadrian’s Arch

While this structure is indeed situated in old Jerash-modern Jerash being another town next to it-it may be included in a roster of …

Just an hour’s drive away from Amman-48 kilometres away from it, to be precise-is a site of great interest to scholars and enthusiasts of antiquity, particularly Ancient Roman culture. The ruins of the ancient city of Gerasa, now known as modern-day Jerash, have always drawn in tourists in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and for good reason: these are among the best-preserved of all ruins in the area, perhaps rivalled only by Petra in that regard. For that reason, they are definitely worth a day’s detour if you are in the Jordanian capital.

Jerash Ruins in Jordan

To be clear, there are actually two parts to Jerash now, or what some call the old city and the modern one. The urbanised and thriving …